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invest in new technologies. invest in the ability to mobilize quickly. invest in the ability to maintain -- as i said -- that decisive technological edge in the future, and maintain our industrial base in this country, our defense industrial base. the last damn thing we need if we face a crisis is to somehow contract out that responsibility to another country. so we have to maintain the core industrial base that we need, the skills that are essential to our ability to maintain a strong national defense. so that strategy established priorities. it reshaped the force to deal with the challenges not just today but of tomorrow. let me just mention one area where i believe we need to be ahead of the game and that's in the cyber area. as i said, we face a number of threats -- korea, north korea, iran, terrorism, etc.. but one of the great threats we face today is the threat from cyberattacks. we have got to have the capability to stay ahead of this new challenge. in the face of what i believe is a growing threat to our economy and a growing threat to our criti
invest in new technologies. invest in the ability to mobilize quickly. invest in the ability to maintain -- as i said -- that decisive technological edge in the future, and maintain our industrial base in this country, our defense industrial base. the last damn thing we need if we face a crisis is to somehow contract out that responsibility to another country. so we have to maintain the core industrial base that we need, the skills that are essential to our ability to maintain a strong national...
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they view it as an opportunity to get involved, be on the cutting edge of the technology with regards to cyber, development tremendous skills there and be able to then go out and use those skills in the private sector. so he's got a lot of young people, a lot of young, very bright people, who are anxious to participate in this effort. >> to include, coming out of our military academies. >> turning to the subject of the hearing, benghazi sfisk specifically, i would like to talk a little bit about what you've learned from these events and how you advise the next secretary of defense to better prepare for similar events and how the department should adapt to the next generation including obviously the ma taftization of al qaeda and other terrorist groups and cyberattack, both of which obviously pose very serious threats to the security of our homeland. i'm specifically concerned that this was an attack in a country that the u.s. helped liberate from decades of dictatorship. that day, september 11, 2012, witnessed demonstrations in other countries that were part of the arab spring, countr
they view it as an opportunity to get involved, be on the cutting edge of the technology with regards to cyber, development tremendous skills there and be able to then go out and use those skills in the private sector. so he's got a lot of young people, a lot of young, very bright people, who are anxious to participate in this effort. >> to include, coming out of our military academies. >> turning to the subject of the hearing, benghazi sfisk specifically, i would like to talk a...
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it is better, we have more officers with better technology, better barriers, but we are still not there. so we need more. >host: finally, no chance the democrats will make any deal that improves the wave -- wages panics the republicans. guest: that may be a cynical way to look at it. i can tell you there are a number of democrats who want to do this for the right reasons. that reflects the position of those who were in this group. there may be some who wanted just for political purposes, but we will assume the best and move ahead. host: senator jeff flake, republican of arizona, thank you for being here. [captioning performed bynational captioning institute][captions copyright nationalcable satellite corp. 2013]>> tomorrow we talk about al jazeera's new english channel. the inspector general for the troubled asset relief program questions about her criticism of the treasury department for approving excessive pay for executives at firms that received taxpayer bailouts during the financial crisis. we will also discuss a report that concludes that americans die sooner and at higher rates o
it is better, we have more officers with better technology, better barriers, but we are still not there. so we need more. >host: finally, no chance the democrats will make any deal that improves the wave -- wages panics the republicans. guest: that may be a cynical way to look at it. i can tell you there are a number of democrats who want to do this for the right reasons. that reflects the position of those who were in this group. there may be some who wanted just for political purposes, but...
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i was glad to hear your technology in your opening statement how important it is that we avoid leaks of any kind. they are dangerous. they endanger the lives of americans, and they cannot be tolerated in the business we are in. you agree? >> absolutely. >> i want to talk to you about a person who i believe, and you acknowledge, is the most dangerous person on the planet. and that is abraham al-zawahiri. we had a conversation about the plot that uncovered him. do you recall? >> yes. >> i have in front of me the warriors -- the writers article dated may 18, 2012, describing your engagement regarding mr. zore theory and the plot. i assume you have read it. >> i've read many articles. i presume i've read that one. >> this particular one discusses the leak itself and how we got to where we are on this. from the article it says, "about 5:45 p.m. eastern daylight time on monday, may 7, just before the newscast, john brennan held a small, private teleconference to brief former counter-terrorism advisers who had become a frequent commentator on tv news shows." is that an accurate statement? >
i was glad to hear your technology in your opening statement how important it is that we avoid leaks of any kind. they are dangerous. they endanger the lives of americans, and they cannot be tolerated in the business we are in. you agree? >> absolutely. >> i want to talk to you about a person who i believe, and you acknowledge, is the most dangerous person on the planet. and that is abraham al-zawahiri. we had a conversation about the plot that uncovered him. do you recall? >>...